diff --git a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/rest/LabelController.java b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/rest/LabelController.java
index e04209ce..82dc8c5e 100644
--- a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/rest/LabelController.java
+++ b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/rest/LabelController.java
@@ -76,9 +76,10 @@ public class LabelController extends BaseController {
         return new RestLabelList(all);
     }
 
-    @RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.PUT, value = "/labels/{id}/maps", consumes = {"text/plain"})
+    @RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.PUT, value = "/labels/maps", consumes = {"application/json"})
     @ResponseStatus(value = HttpStatus.NO_CONTENT)
-    public void linkToMindMaps(@PathVariable int id, @RequestBody String ids) throws WiseMappingException {
+    public void linkToMindMaps(@RequestBody RestLabel restLabel, @RequestParam(required = true) String ids) throws WiseMappingException {
+        int id = restLabel.getId();
         final Label label = labelService.getLabelById(id);
         if (label == null) {
             throw new LabelCouldNotFoundException("Label could not be found. Id: " + id);
diff --git a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/rest/model/RestMindmapInfo.java b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/rest/model/RestMindmapInfo.java
index d1dad7ce..2566d2f8 100644
--- a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/rest/model/RestMindmapInfo.java
+++ b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/rest/model/RestMindmapInfo.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package com.wisemapping.rest.model;
 
 import com.wisemapping.model.Collaboration;
 import com.wisemapping.model.Collaborator;
+import com.wisemapping.model.Label;
 import com.wisemapping.model.Mindmap;
 import com.wisemapping.model.User;
 import com.wisemapping.security.Utils;
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
 import java.util.Calendar;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 @XmlRootElement(name = "map")
 @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.PROPERTY)
@@ -93,6 +96,13 @@ public class RestMindmapInfo {
     public void setTitle(String title) {
         mindmap.setTitle(title);
     }
+     public Set<RestLabel> getLabels() {
+         final Set<RestLabel> result = new HashSet<>();
+         for (Label label : mindmap.getLabels()) {
+             result.add(new RestLabel(label));
+         }
+         return result;
+     }
 
     public int getId() {
         return mindmap.getId();
diff --git a/wise-webapp/src/main/resources/com/wisemapping/model/Mindmap.hbm.xml b/wise-webapp/src/main/resources/com/wisemapping/model/Mindmap.hbm.xml
index 4033a575..e0f69a27 100644
--- a/wise-webapp/src/main/resources/com/wisemapping/model/Mindmap.hbm.xml
+++ b/wise-webapp/src/main/resources/com/wisemapping/model/Mindmap.hbm.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
         <set name = "labels"
              table="R_LABEL_MINDMAP"
-             cascade="all,delete-orphan,save-update">
+             cascade="all">
             <key column="mindmap_id" not-null="true"/>
             <many-to-many column="label_id" class="com.wisemapping.model.Label"/>
         </set>